Fabric recycling in northern Virginia

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s all fake.

If there is any market for recycling fabric it would make way more sense to use remnants and scraps from factories and I’m sure they haven’t exhausted that supply.

All the other stuff is just to make you feel better about buying more new stuff.

This, sadly. Same for plastic recycling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Falls Church Recyling Center takes textiles:
https://www.fallschurchva.gov/449/Recycling-Center

Don't you have to be a FC resident?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s all fake.

If there is any market for recycling fabric it would make way more sense to use remnants and scraps from factories and I’m sure they haven’t exhausted that supply.

All the other stuff is just to make you feel better about buying more new stuff.

This, sadly. Same for plastic recycling.

I don’t think the fabric recycling is fake. It gets used for rags and stuffing, etc. The plastic I don’t know about. I know they can turn some plastic into some items like benches and toys but it’s extremely difficult to sort.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s all fake.

If there is any market for recycling fabric it would make way more sense to use remnants and scraps from factories and I’m sure they haven’t exhausted that supply.

All the other stuff is just to make you feel better about buying more new stuff.

This, sadly. Same for plastic recycling.

I don’t think the fabric recycling is fake. It gets used for rags and stuffing, etc. The plastic I don’t know about. I know they can turn some plastic into some items like benches and toys but it’s extremely difficult to sort.

A minuscule amount gets recycled into blankets for the homeless.

We buy too much crap.

[Anonymous]

On plastic:

https://www.npr.org/2024/02/15/1231690415/plastic-recycling-waste-oil-fossil-fuels-climate-change

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Falls Church Recyling Center takes textiles:
https://www.fallschurchva.gov/449/Recycling-Center

You can only use FCC Recycling if you live there.

[Anonymous]

I'm not in your area but I found a thrift store that accepts fabric recycling so that might be an option but you have to call around to find out.

[Anonymous]

Fairfax county now has a textile recycling pilot program. It would be great if they had a few more drop off locations.

https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/publicworks/news/fairfax-county-kicks-textile-recycling-pilot?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&fbclid=IwY2xjawIkH-NleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHUJSB7BQZwrL8sipS6Ic57ZrcxjjhsPT72yLzCccb7rbfmlYnQnWpjwnBQ_aem_PryPpFmEPECrjNJw1VlzQg

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s all fake.

If there is any market for recycling fabric it would make way more sense to use remnants and scraps from factories and I’m sure they haven’t exhausted that supply.

All the other stuff is just to make you feel better about buying more new stuff.

Fab Scrap does this (resell and remake left over fabric from garment manufacturing and decor)